Open AccessTiming of Percutaneous Endoscopic Gastrostomy for Acute Ischemic Stroke
Author(s) -
Benjamin P. George,
Adam G. Kelly,
George Albert,
David Y. Hwang,
Robert G. Holloway
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
stroke
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.397
H-Index - 319
eISSN - 1524-4628
pISSN - 0039-2499
DOI - 10.1161/strokeaha.116.015119
Subject(s) - medicine , stroke (engine) , percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy , percutaneous , ischemic stroke , cardiology , surgery , ischemia , mechanical engineering , finance , peg ratio , engineering , economics
Stroke guidelines recommend time-limited trials of nasogastric feeding prior to percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy (PEG) tube placement. We sought to describe timing of PEG placement and identify factors associated with early PEG for acute ischemic stroke.
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